The man behind the plan, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani, appeared before parliament on Tuesday, where some lawmakers questioned the legality of the proposed contracts and what they called favorable terms for the foreign companies.

Koncz was also with Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 knockouts) on Thursday when they had what he called a favorable, two-hour meeting with his promoter, Top Rank's Bob Arum, during their negotiations for the megafight with the unbeaten Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs).